-Timmerman, D.H. and Leelani, P.T., "Progressive Strain of Sand due to Cyclic Loading," Proceedings of the Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics held in Rolla, Missouri, April 1981.

-Leelani, P.T., "Practical Experience in Civil Engineering Curriculum," ASCE Technical Meeting at the Naval Air Station, Official Club in Corpus Christi on February 14, 1982.

-Leelani, P.T. and Timmerman, D.H., "Deformation of Sand under Cyclic Loading," Proceedings of the Conference on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering held in Southampton University, England, July 1982.

-Kedzie, D.P. and Leelani, P.T., "The Cause of Corrosion in Weldments," ASCE Spring Meeting in Corpus Christi, Texas, March 1983.

-Leelani, P.T., "Collaborative Efforts in Engineering Education," The South Texan in March 1984.

-Leelani, P.T. and Compton, P.V., "Improving Teaching of Soil Mechanics Laboratory," Proceedings of the American Society of Engineering Education, Gulf-Southwest Section Annual Meeting hosted by the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, March 1988.

-Leelani, P.T. and Matthys, R.D., "Engineering Labs for Capstone Design Courses," Proceedings of the 1988 ASEE, GSW Annual Meeting at the Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas, March 1988.

-Leelani, P.T., Hicks, S., and Davidson, R.D., "Teaching of Ethics in Engineering Curricula," Proceedings of the 1989 ASEE, GSW Conference at the Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas, April 1989.

-Leelani, P.T., "Improving Properties of Active Clay by Sand Admixtures," ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication, Vol.1, pp 381-391, Proceedings of the Congress in Foundation Engineering: Current Principles and Practices edited by Kulhawy, F.H., held in Evanston Illinois, June 1989.

-Lu, D., Challoo, R., and Leelani, P.T., "Design and Development of a Microcomputer-Based Data Acquisition and Control System for Geotechnical Dynamic Triaxial Testing Apparatus," AUTOTESTCON, the IEEE Conference of Systems Readiness Technology, Los Angeles, 1991.Chosen for the best paper award.

-Leelani, P.T., Abdul-Baki, S., "Active Clay Stabilized by Admixtures of Fine and Coarse Sands," Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Expansive Soils, pp. 370-374, held in Dallas, Texas, August 1992.

-Leelani, P.T., Benson, F.C., Sai, J. O., Faruqi, M.A., and Estrada, H., "The Assessment Process of the Civil Engineering Program at TAMUK Under the Engineering Criteria 2000 of ABET," ASCE Students Chapter at TAMUK in September 2002.

-Leelani, P.T., "Assessment and Program Learning Outcomes of the Civil Engineering Program at TAMUK," Technical Session of the ASCE Student Chapter of TAMUK, October 2003.

-Estrada, H., and Leelani, P.T., "Recruiting the Next Generation of Civil Engineers: Summer Engineering Programs for High School Students," Proceedings of the Regional ASEE Conference in Corpus Christi, Texas2004.

-Leelani, P.T., "High-Performing Assessment Process for Improving the Quality of Engineering Programs under ABET EC 2000," Presented to CE Faculty at The University of Akron, August 2004.

-Leelani, P.T., "Enhancing Design and Practical Experiences from Senior Design Courses of Civil Engineering Program at A&M-Kingsville," Proceedings of the Second Annual Conference on the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Texas, April 22, 2005.

-Leelani, P.T. and Minor, J.E., "Incorporation of Structural Design for Hurricanes into Senior Design Courses of Civil Engineering Program at TAMUK," Proceedings of 10th Americas Conference on Wind Engineering CD on May 31 - June 4, 2005 Baton Rough, Louisiana.

-"Cyclic Triaxial Apparatus for Determining Dynamic Properties of Caliche," $83,000 from the NSF, 1989-91 with $50,000 matching from the TAIU Research Enhancement Program.

-"Civil Engineering Research Enhancement," $5,000 per year from Exxon-Parker in 1997-2003.

-Research Funding for $16,248 from TxDOT for serving as an instructor for the Roadway Design Class, DES 111 held in Houston District in December 11-18, 2005 and San Antonio in March 13-17, 2006.

-Joined Civil Engineering Faculty Research Team under the leadership of Dr. Francisco Aguiniga to Conduct Research for TxDOT Project No. 0-5516: Synthesis of Wave Load Design Methods for Costal Bridge in Summer 2006.

Teaching Experience

-1978-79: Part-time instructor at The University of Akron while conducting doctoral research
-1979-1983: Assistant Professor at Texas A&M University-Kingsville (TAMUK)
-1983-1989: Associate Professor at TAMUK
-1989-1996: Professor at TAMUK
-1997-2003: Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering at TAMUK
-2004-present: Professor of Civil Engineering at TAMUK.

Professional Experience

-Government Highway Department of Thailand, served as a project soil engineer 1969-1972.Constructed a major highway with earthwork constructions and asphaltic concrete surface paved for more than 100 kilometers.

-During pursuing Ph.D. degree at The University of Akron, worked for Timmerman Engineering Group,Akron, Ohio in summer 1974.Conducted a series of laboratory geotechnical experiments for a 20-story Ohio Edison Building.OhDOT research.

-During serving as TAMUK faculty, worked as a consulting engineer for the Exxon Company U.S.A., Corpus Christi, Texas in summer 1982 for the following projects:1)Design of foundations for $9,000,000 gas treatment plant at Freer,Texas.2)Design of pier foundations of refinery tower in King Ranch, Texas.3)Review of Exxon-specifications for bidding and construction of roadways.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for the Maverick Consulting Engineering in 1983-1985. Evaluated the stability and safety of $6,000,000 ship channel using anchored-bulkhead sheet piles at Palacious, Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for the City of Corpus Christi in 1985-1986. Determined the stability and safety of the Marina Seawalls at Corpus Christi Shorelines, Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for SAFE Engineering Firm in 1987-1998. Designed a short pier foundation system founded in the expansive soil.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for Naithsmith Engineering in 1989.Evaluated the safety of concrete centrifugal system and spillway for waste-treatment facilities at McAllen, Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for the Uranium Resources Inc. in 1990. Investigated the failure of the 36-ft diameter centrifugal clarifier cone for uranium mining in South Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for the City of Corpus Christi in 1990-1991. Designed the vibrating foundation systems of the centrifugal pumps for sewer treatment plants in Corpus Christi, Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for the City of Kingsville in 1991-96. Prepared plans for the recreational projects at the east-side developments in Kingsville, Texas.

-Part-time Consulting Engineer for various small engineering projects over the years.The activity has been significantly reduced since I served as Chair of Civil Engineering Department at TAMUK in 1997 to 2003.